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Tonight we get the insider’s take on writers conferences. Four authors share their favorite moments and lessons learned from the Superstars Writing Seminars.

This week’s book spotlight is on The Emotion Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi, and tonight we’ll discuss revising character and setting choices.

In tonight’s episode of The Writer’s Journey, Larry Brooks joins us to unpack the key elements of story and explain how we can use them to write the best versions of our story.

Join Kalene and Ellen as they talk the nitty gritty on becoming an editor!

In this extra-special first episode of our editing series, Ellen turns the tables on our hosts and SHE asks the questions. We get the scoop on how the ladies first started editing, what lessons they’ve learned along the way, and what’s coming down the pike in 2020.

Tonight we’re talking about aesthetics–how to craft your writing by paying attention to how the words look on the page and sound when read aloud. We’ll talk literary devices, poetry, prose, and audio books, and get into something special Professor TMag calls “critical spacing.”

Our guest tonight is a debut novelist crushing it in sales. One key to her success–managing reader expectations.

In this episode of The Writer’s Journey, we talk about how to set reader expectations with your genre, blurb, and cover; meet them in your story; and adjust to reader feedback using beta readers, Facebook groups, and reviews. We’ll also touch on audio production.

So… all around, a jam-packed episode. Ready?

Author and MFA creative writing instructor Terry Maggert joins us tonight to chat about pacing, conflict, and raising the stakes, on this Season 2 opener for The Writer’s Journey.

Walt joins Lauren and Kalene to talk about New Years plans and field audience questions. Join us live to fire away!

Welcome to The Writer’s Journey! Tonight we discuss simplifying your book marketing plan with Ally Machate!

Got a series idea brewing but you’re not sure how to plot it all out? Author and editor Clark Chamberlain joins us to tackle the questions of why and how an author would plot a series before writing it.

Want to write stronger characters? Joshua Gayou, writer of the hit post-apocalyptic Commune Series, joins us to share his secrets for writing characters to life. Bring your questions, comments, snide remarks, and tacos because this nerd fest kicks off in the following episode of The Writer’s Journey.

We’ve all been there: you’re staring at your unfinished manuscript, but the words just won’t come. How do you get that book written when you keep getting stuck?

Author and host of The Author Stories Podcast, Hank Garner, joins us to explain how he busted through writer’s block, and how you can too.

Are you getting stuck in your dialogue? Do you find that your characters sound alike? Maybe the pacing seems slow, the writing confusing or drab?

If so, you’re not alone. We feel that way too, but we’re on the hunt for solutions.

In this episode of The Writer’s Journey, four editors converge to share their top tips for writing dialogue that shines.

You just thought of the most brilliant ending ever! Now what? How do you get your characters from Point Z to A? Kalene and Lauren discuss this helpful plotting technique, starting with the end and working your way to the beginning. Enjoy!